Wal-Mart memo: 'Sales a total disaster'

Retail giant's shares tumble on leaked memo citing weakness

Published: 02/15/2013 at 7:12 PM

(Chicago Tribune) Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc .fell 3 percent on Friday after Bloomberg quoted a mid-level executive’s email as saying the world’s largest retailer had the worst sales start to any month in seven years in February.